In the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron is under fire for the award of a knighthood to an Australian adviser who helped the Conservative Party win May's general election.
Opposition Labour say Lynton Crosby's recognition in the Queen's New Year's honours list is 'outrageous' and undermines the integrity of the system.
Elsewhere, actor Idris Elba has been awarded an OBE, as has two-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome.
UK correspondent Ros Unwin says plenty of others are also on the list.
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Opposition Labour say Lynton Crosby's recognition in the Queen's New Year's honours list is 'outrageous' and undermines the integrity of the system.
Elsewhere, actor Idris Elba has been awarded an OBE, as has two-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome.
UK correspondent Ros Unwin says plenty of others are also on the list.
IN: "More than…
OUT: …a knighthood."
DUR: 18 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1231honours-unwin1.mp3